The inhabitants of Dawnbreak had been psyched up for the past few days.
Once the security team, with a monthly salary of 12 silver Pykes, was fully recruited, the first order of the day was the measurement of the untilled lands outside the Southern District.
The land was divided into 10-acre pieces, and a deep trench, a rhent wide, was dug in the middle as a partition.
In order to speed up the measurement process, the Vampires of the Divine Light also hired fifty civilians and promised that once the work was completed, they would receive three silver Pykes as a reward.
The swarming crowd filled up all fifty positions instantly.
At that moment, everyone could see that the Divine Light Vampires were really fulfilling their promise… to allocate each adult land.
Goddess of Life above, this was the best news they have heard.
Many of the excited residents volunteered to help after receiving free food, just to finish up the measuring job as quickly as possible. Because the earlier it was completed, the earlier they could get their land.
Rackel had also come to the untilled lands outside Southern after receiving Harrison’s notice.
Looking at the black soil under the low grass, Rackel had an inexplicable urge to cry.
He swore to the Goddess of Life that this was fertile land. Even in Ayric, such land was no more than 20 acres wide.
Land represented hope and the future.
Plus, he would be getting a piece of it too. Ten acres of land was enough for him to feed his family, and perhaps he could even take a wife and bid farewell to his previously unsettled life.
Common folks who had land were ones who were rooted, without any worry of starving to death at any time. Hence, Reed’s land distribution plan had undoubtedly struck a chord with the common folk.
“Rackel, you are the leader of the logistics team, go and help organize it. Land surveying is a massive undertaking.”
Harrison was standing under a big tree, clad in a white mage robe. His appearance was neutral, and his tone of voice very gentle. Behind him were two vampires who looked pained due to day time.
Day time was just too unfriendly to the vampires, so the measurement of the land could only be done by humans.
“Yes, My Lord.”
Rackel’s original fear of the vampires had mostly disappeared after getting in touch with them.
These vampires were unlike the ones in the legends. They were polite and well-mannered, plus every one of them was handsome and beautiful, which made people feel good about them.
If it had not been for the fact that they were really vampires, Rackel believed that these people would have already chosen to settle down in Dawnbreak.
That said, seeing how things had progressed, they would still probably settle down in Dawnbreak even if the other party were vampires.
The temptation given out by the vampires was far too great, and no one could refuse.
Not only were they giving out land, but they were also going to build a school and a mage tower. It was as if they had completely settled the issues of survival and development for them, and only needed them to feel at ease to see the future.
The feeling of seeing hope was an unprecedented experience for the civilians who had survived the turmoil at the border.
Therefore, this group of civilians felt a sense of belonging to Dawnbreak faster than Reed had expected, so fast it was that his goal was already achieved long before he could pull out his other bag of tricks.
However, he was still buying supplies in Grimm, and naturally, he did not know the of changing residents.
The second day, the third day.
On the fourth day of the land surveying, with the participation of hundreds of people, the measurement and surveying that were estimated to be completed in a week were done in half the time.
Just as the civilians were preparing to draw lots to receive their own land, Dawnbreak welcomed her second batch of residents.
Eudes was very pleased because both operations on the border were perfectly executed, and he did not run into the damned orcs.
The first time they had picked up over 700 people, and this time, they had found a group of refugees numbering in the thousand.
No one could remain calm under a swarm of Hexbats in the sky, and the group of civilians who had lost their land to the orcs were instantly shattered the moment they saw the vampires.
If he had not prepared in advance, these thousands of people would have scattered and fled.
There was no resistance, and even if someone dared to stand up, the most powerful of the crowd was a Level 4 hunter, which had no ability to fight back.
So this group of refugees composed of more than ten villages was captured by the vampires.
When the Hexbat swarm carried the group of refugees through the night to Dawnbreak, Harrison, who had already received word, asked Rackel to bring the logistics and security team to gree the new residents with the vampires.
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Porcy, who became the first resident of Dawnbreak was now a member of the security team due to his strong body. Tonight, upon getting his orders he joined the team to welcome the second batch of residents.
On the first day of joining the security team, Porcy had received five whole silver Pykes as his pay.
Goddess above, this was the first time in his life he had received so much money at once, and there were another 6 silver Pykes at the end of the month.
He loved this job to death.
But what fascinated him the most was the upcoming distribution of land. That was his root.
He was actually still in two minds when he joined the security team, especially there were Vampires of the Divine Light in the team as well.
However, after patrolling with the master mages of the Divine Light Vampires in the past few days, his thoughts had quietly changed.
The vampires whom he thought were terrifying were actually nothing much, aside from their dislike of sunlight, they did not seem all that different from humans.
“Boss, I shot a pheasant outside yesterday, and stewing it makes it taste just great. I don’t think you have tasted it before. How about going to my house once we are done tonight?”
For example, Porcy had understood the characters of the two Vampires of the Divine Light in his team. One liked to collect weird objects, like cups from a hundred years ago, while the other liked human food.
Sure enough, upon hearing that, the vampire next to him subconsciously swallowed his saliva. “Is it really good?”
The vampire’s desire for human food was not high, but there were some exceptions like Reed, who simply liked to taste food.
“Absolutely.”
“All right then, I’ll head over to your place to try it out once we are done. Goddess of the Night above, if you dare to deceive me, I will beat you up.”
Porcy chuckled. “Of course you won’t. My wife’s cooking skills are famous in Ayric. Of course, she’s still damn good even in our Dawnbreak.”
The vampire’s expression twitched a little, as he took a deep look at Porcy and nodded.
“Yes, our Dawnbreak.”
The sentence had Porcy stunned for a moment, as he did not know why the other party had to repeat it. But before he had the time to think, the cheers of the crowd in the square interrupted his thoughts.
The second batch of humans was here.